Bhakti Yoga selfless service to Lord in human form

Bhakti Yoga selfless service to Lord in human form

Hanuman stands as an example like a mountain for knowledge, devotion and service. The knowledge of Hanuman was over even before meeting Rama. The devotion rised like a Tsunami when He met Rama. Thus both the knowledge and devotion are in hidden state in Hanuman. The entire Ramayana of Valmiki, especially the Sundara Kanda, relating to the Hanuman is simply concentrated on the service of Hanuman to the then human incarnation. The service (karma yoga) cannot result without devotion (Bhakti yoga). The devotion cannot be generated without the knowledge (jnana yoga). Rukmini heard about all the details of Krishna (Jnana yoga) and developed terrible attraction (Bhakti yoga) to attain Krishna by such knowledge. Her devotion is selfless and her attraction to Krishna was not to become the queen of Dwaraka. She wanted to be present at the feet of Krishna and press the feet continuously and her aim was such service (karma yoga). The karma yoga implies the already existence of Bhakti yoga and jnana yoga. You are serving your son.

What is the reason for your service? The reason is your love on your son which is Bhakti yoga.

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What is the reason of your love on that child? The reason is that you are well aware that he is your child born from your blood. Such knowledge and identification (jnana yoga) is responsible for your love. Therefore when the service exists, it means the existence of Bhakti yoga and jnana yoga simultaneously. Of course the service should be without any aspiration for any return. A servant also does lot of service, but the reason for the service is the salary i.e., expected by him from you. The service and love of a prostitute exhibited is for your money. Thus when selfless service is present, it means the real devotion and the real knowledge exist. Sundara kanda shows the selfless service of Hanuman to the then human incarnation of His time which is a proof for the existence of real devotion through real service. Thus from Hanuman we must learn the three items (Triputi) of spiritual concepts which are yourself, the path and the goal. To know that you are not the God and that you are only the humble servant of God is the first item.

The selfless service directly to the present human incarnation is the true path. The present human incarnation in your generation and its identification is the goal. Thus the entire three fold spiritual effort can be realized perfectly from the life of Hanuman which is the divine message of the guru. There can be no better guru than Hanuman because Hanuman Himself is Lord Shiva who is acting the role of a spiritual aspirant. Rama is the human form of Lord who is acting in the role of a human being in Pravrutti. You have to learn from Rama about the behavior that you should adopt towards your co-human beings in a balanced and justified society which is established by the Lord. Hanuman is the human form which came to preach Nivrutti of the spiritual side which involves the knowledge of yourself, the knowledge of the true path to please God and the knowledge of right convenient form of the God to be worshipped on this earth during this human life. Thus God as Narayana came in the form of Rama to teach Pravrutti. The same God came in the form of Hanuman as Lord Shiva to preach Nivrutti. Shiva is Narayana and both these are the names of same God (Shivascha Narayanah).